Window fixture



J. E. FOWLER WINDOW FIXTURE Filed oct. 13. 1923 1 l l l 1 IE..

A TTORNEYS.

Patented Nov. 17, 1925.

UNITEDSTATES PATENTo 1,561,511 FFICE- WINDOW FIxrURE.

j Applicationzled October 13, 1923. `Serial No. 668,413:

To all whom t may concern; i f

Be it known that I, oHN` E. Fownnn,I a citizen of the United States, and resident of Olean, in the county `of Cattaraugus and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Window Fixtures, of which the following is a specifi' cation.

The present invention relates to window fixtures and more particularly to the type designed to be clamped to a window casing to sustain shades or curtains or both. An object of the invention is to provide a construction which will be inconspicuous, simple in operation, inexpensive to manufacture and durable in use.

To these and other ends, the invention consists of certain parts and combinations of parts, all of which will be hereinafter described, the novel features being pointed out in the appended claims. i

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a top view of the fixture showing the latter clamped to a window casing;

Fig. 2 is a front view;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged view showing the adjustable connection between the two bars;

Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4--4, Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a section on the line 5-5, Fig. 3;

Fig. 6 is an enlarged section on the line 6 6, Fig. 2; and

Fig. 7 is a section on the line 7-7, Fig. 2.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 indicates the window casing and 2 and 3 indicate two bars formed, in this instance, from sheet metal and each having at its outer end a rearwardly extending hook i which has an inwardly extending penetrating projection 5.

Connecting the two bars 2 and 3 is a link 6 which preferably has a fixed pivotal connection at 7 with a bar 2 and adjustable pivotal connection in the form of a removable screw 8 with the bar 3, the adjustment being secured, in this instance, by providing the bar 3 with a longitudinal series of openings 9 through any one of which the ivot screw 8 may pass. The link 6 lies tween the overlapping ends of the bars 2 and 3 and, when in one position, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3, has the bar shifted relatively to each other in such a manner that the hooks 5 will be freed from the window casing, whereas when the link is shifted to the full line position shown in Fig. 3, the relation between the bars is such that the hooks 5 will The adjustable connectionbetween the link andthe; casing is 4provided in orderthat casings ofdifferent widths may 1beengaged.

The interlocking connection issecured by providing the link with a resilient arm 6a having at its outer end a forwardly projecting lug 6b and on opposite sides of the resilient arm, two rearwardly projected lugs 6c for engaging with opposite sides of the bar 2. When the fixture is clamped to a window casing, the lugs are held by the resiliency of the arm 6a on opposite sides of the bar 2 and in order to release the fixture from the window casing the arm 6a is flexed to bring the projections 63 out of engagement with the bar 2 after which the arm with the link may be swung to the dotted line positions.

The fixture may be employed for securing Window curtains and to this end there has been secured near the opposite outer ends of thel bars 2 and 3 curtain sustaining means such as brackets 10 in the form of L shaped members, each having one arm projected `forwardly from one of the bars 2 or 3 and the other arm extending laterally parallel with the bar 2 or 3 toward the other bracket so that a curtain sustaining tube 10au may connect said laterally extending arms.

The fixture may also be employed for suspenetrate `the windowcasing.

taining a shade and to this end shade sustaining means such as shade brackets 11 are provided each-of which may be adjustably secured to one of the barsI 2 or 3, this, in this instance, being obtained by providing each bracket 11 with an arm 12 formed with longitudinal slots 13. Through these slots headed securing devices 11i extend being anchored in the arm on which the bracket ll is mounted.

It is apparentthat this construction may be readily fitted to a window casing to firmly support curtains or shades or both. The two bars are so connected that hooks at opposite ends thereof may be drawn in firm engagement with the edges of the window casing. The connecting means is in the form. of a link which interlocks with one of the members to sustain the parts in their adjusted positions. The link also has an adjustable connect-ion with one of the members so that casings of different sizes may be engaged. The curtain sustaining means enables the ready mounting or dismounting of the curtain due to the fact that the tube outer end of each bar, a resilient link pivoted on the front face of one bar near the inner end of the latter and having at its other end two rearwardly projecting lugs for engaging the opposite edges of said bar, and a headed pivot eccentrically arranged on the front face of said link, the other bar having itsinner endl lying in front of the link and provided With a longitudinally extending series of openings in any one of which the headed pivot may lie.

JOHN E. FOWLER. 

